Conservative Leader says "it's time for the law to be enforced" to clear the blockades. He is asking PMJT to tell Public Safety Minister Bill Blair to end the blockades.
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"I would direct the RCMP to enforce the law" as PM, Scheer says. They are threatening the jobs of thousands, he adds. "These activists may have the luxury of spending days at a time" at a blockade, "but they need to check their privilege."
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I'm just going to tweet that again because it caught me off guard. Scheer says activists blocking tracks, Indigenous peoples and their supporters, need to "check their privilege" and stand down.
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Scheer says activists not acting in the interests of First Nations people. "If they claim to care about Indigenous issues, they're doing it wrong," he says.
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"Nobody wants to see any lives in danger," Scheer says. Enforcing the law could help prevent that, he adds. "It's incredibly important that law enforcement enforces the law. It seems pretty simple to me."
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"If we want to respect First Nations' will on this, we should be supporting Coastal GasLink," Scheer says. Activists are "missing out on fact" that project has support from band councils and others along the route, he says.
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Scheer says it's important to recognize that in our country elected chiefs make decisions like this. (Opponents says band councils were created as a tool of subjugation under the 19th century Indian Act)
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Because force works so well in situations like this. Ask Mulroney (Oka) or Harris (Ipperwash)
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